M.Tech. in Mechanical and Automation Engineering 

at NIST Berhampur, Brahmapur

NIST Berhampur offers merit-based admission to a few of its UG & PG courses, namely BSc, BCA and MSc. Candidates are offered admission to these courses based on their merit scores obtained in the last qualifying exams of Class 12/ graduation.

National Institute of Science and Technology accepts scores of different entrance exams for admission to its UG & PG programmes. To check the eligibility and selection criteria of programmes offered by National Institute of Science and Technology, refer to the table below:

National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) is promoted by the SM Charitable Educational Trust. NIST Berhampur is ranked 38^th as per All India Rank Among All Institutes by Times Engineering Survey 2024. NIST University students are placed in top companies such as ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, TCS, PwC, Flipkart, Infosys,  and others. NIST has been granted an autonomous college status accorded by the UGC. NIST is NBA-accredited.

NIST Berhampur has kept the fee quite affordable. Hence, the fee does not seem expensive. Even if the students feel that the fee is expensive, worry not, students can apply for the scholarships. Some of the scholarships provided by the NIST are mentioned below:

NIST University has not released the placement report for 2025 yet. The highest offered during NIST University placements was INR 23 LPA. The company which offered the highest package has not been revealed yet. 

NIST University has an impressive placement record. The placement statistics for 2025 are given in the table below:

The placements at NIST University are good. The following table presents the placement statistics for NIST University.

At the time of admission to the BSc programme of NIST Berhampur, selected candidates have to pay an admission seat confirmation fee and a refundable caution deposit. The admission seat confirmation fee at NIST is INR 15,000. The fee amount is later adjusted toward the first instalment of the total BSc fee, which ranges between INR 1.3 Lacs and INR 1.5 lakh. Additionally, students must submit a caution deposit of INR 5,000 which will be refunded to them after the completion of the programme. It must be noted that the fee amount is based on the annual fee mentioned on the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

NIST University has not released the number of students placed yet. However the number of job offers made to students during the placements are given in the table below:

Yes, there are various scholarships offered to the students enrolled under the BSc programme of NIST. Some BSc scholarships at NIST are presented in the table below: